Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-16
COL. BURNS APOLoGIZED.
Special to the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, d. c. Aug. 1.-THE con
tr0yefsy between Col. Whipple and CyI.
.iisafns, stationed at Governors Island,
which promised to develOpe into a mill
tary scandal OF considerable magnitude,
has been settled through the Intervention
Of peace. makers and no court mGrtial will
be held 1t is said at the War Depart
ment to-day that Gel. Burns has apollo
gized for his abuse of Col. Whpp'e and
that the latter has, in consequence, with
drawn the charges fled against Burns
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Tae Secretary
of the Navy to-day awarded contracts for
constructing five new naval vessels, for
which bids were opened recently.
s,Gruiser No. l WAS awarded to CTamp
Sons for 81 ,24S, 900, according TO the de-
partment's plan for hull, and contractors
plans for machinery.
Cruiser No. to Cramp & Sons, con-
tractors plans, for 81, $50 0O0
Cruiser No. 3, to Union Iron Works Of
San Francisco, departments plans for
hull and machinery, for 81, 42S, 200
~ Ggnboats Nos. and I, 10 n. Q Palmer
&=C0, New York, Roach's asslgnees, at
$3.50, 900 each.
The bid of the Union Iron Works CT
San Francisco was The subject of CORE
spondence between Secretary whitney
and the President The bid of Cramp &
Sons for cruisers 4 ard was SI,4l0,-
600, and that of the Union Iron Works
was for 81, 1913, 900. The Secretary left it
to the President to decide whether the bid
of the Union Works is fair price for the
work. In response to the letter of the
Secretary the President msde the follow
ing reply:
Executive Mansion, Washington D
G.: Under the provisions of the act Of
Congress authorizing the construction Of
the ships herein referred to, which act re-
quires that one of said ships should be
built on the coast of the Pacific ocean or
the waters connected herewith, unless
the same cannot De there constructed st
8 fair cos, and the bid of the Union Iron
Works Of San Francisco, being within
$4,000 of the lowest bid for the
ship to be constructed according to
the plans of the Navy Department,
which sum of SIS, 600 not more than
cover the difference against the Pacific
coast cost of necessary transportation of
materials, and the bid by said company
not appearing to be in excess of s fair
cost OF SAID ship, do hereby, pursuant to
said statute and in accordance with the
manifest intention Of Congress in the
premises, uthor!Za and direct that the
contract for construction OF the ship
within named to be built according to the
plans of the Navy Department, be given
to said Union Iron Works Of San Fran
cisco.
Signed GROVER CLEVELAND.
DISMISSAL AND PROMOTION.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 1T is anuounc-
ed that Mr.. James B. Davis, superinterd-
ent Of the ordnance department of the
Washington Nsvy Yard has been dismiss
ed and that John a. Burton OF Laurel,
Mo, who has been a mechanic in the
foundry has been promoted TO the va
cancy.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The following
Texas pensions were issued to-day
William Banks Brodie, Comanche; James
Doughty, Austin James II. Whitenton,
Clifton.
COURT MARTIAL AyERTBD.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE necessity
for court martial in the case Of Colonel
William Burns has been averted by the
withdrawal of all charges preferred
against him by Colonel W. D. Whipple.
The trouble between the two officers has
been amicably settled and calls for no
action Of the War Department.
PUSHING WORK ON A MONITOR.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The Secretary
of the Navy has issued instructions to